Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1887-12-27
Our WASHINGTON LETTER.
r,s~ Oar Regular cous'resdsssJ
WILMINGTON. DC 20. 1887.

OUR WASnINotON I'M ss"'
fys.a Oar RssslH cous'rosdsssJ
WAsursoroS. Dc 20. 1887.
Tn. annual rs.auection Of the Dssd-
f.,,,, OfI,cs took place this -e.k. OF
rather the sshumed eoniea's OF The OF
6ee. al shrosded Ia big bro~n-p'pr
envelope, ~sp broush, out to public
view. I, vas the annual suc'ion ssls o'
.,,iele. accumulated 10 the ONCE. ~
10 O'Clock Monday morning. ~h'n The
.sIs began ., the auction room. the 'sss
loom SIS ,hroogsd 9Th men snd ~omsr'
.n ,,udiou.ly po'ins ovr tho p,ia'ed cat.
.lo,uss. The sue'ior'-' .''oie up ana
down . long counter. l. en- apartment
=, The r.sr ~.re other lors eoan'sn. on
,hieh we're piled 10 order ihoi-snd' OF
b,o.u. p.p.r p.ree's The bidding BE-.
Gan in . lively ~.y. Toe sae''oaeef
Did no, stop TO uia- lie as ell bust
nee. The packages -srs hsad Ito him
and BY him Transferred TO Pafeh's'fs ct
the rate Of about four . minute. There
ga. no, tim. ,,en Tor e1urs'y. When
III. saetionssr ~, do-n 'hfVush lie
formula "soins. going. aud sol'. he
s,n, the ,.ckss. Ia bis hand Tying over
the hsscs II the ero-d At the P-r.oa "to
had bovsh, IL. There vi. a keen IN"
,t In the ,sls. due u the 'lsmsn' OF
sseul.,ion In IL. The p.ehse'. ~'i.
NJ, opened by the sueiiOoe q. nj the onl,
guide purchasers h d t" TO The value OF
,b,ir eorten,. Vas the brief cAtslosus
description. To the honor Of the com.
pilsr IL this oftleisl document be Il said
that, In moe, Cases. these ds,er'p'ion'
were marked With siest eandor. fef
instance one package was ds'enoei s
containing "ehesp damaged h.rdssf-
chiefs" another had "s damaged harmon
,e.." another enclosed - lsdys cd
,oil,d nigh, drs.." Still. mos, 81 the
d,,erip,ions vel. delightfully."- indshai's
&C 10 The condition OF value 81 contents
Fifty cents seemed to be about the
average amour, th, purchasers were ill
| Jog TO invsst, although the bidding o'sn
ran up considerably higher. aud some
times l, vas hard 70 hnd purchaser "
any price.
lis good thing that the senate has
addressed iis attention sgsin to the pro-
p.sd constitutional smsndasn, chang
10, the date Of Inauguration day TO the
sO,h Of April. which faded Of attention
in the House las, session through Mr..
fuckers eontinaed absence from hn seat
and his unwillingnss that Any other
m. mbsr q bis committee should report
II. Hut for this circumstance the legs-
Is,uies Of ell the States might have acted
upon IL this winter. and the nee amend.
men, gone into effect With the beginning
| Of the second century Of the Constitution.
A. 1, IL, senator Hosr. Who re ia,roipess
IL. po.,ponss lie application TO the year
1898. This session . majority OF the
Ssns,ots sie aware Of the nature d the
measure and Of the srgurnsn's Ia i's favor
There are enough Of It's fnend' -ho held
over TO insaie lie early passage n they
will pa, little enersy into ,bsif work
By the time IL goes TO the House that
body will have . new chairman for ~.
judiciary committee, Who it 10 hoped. ~ill
lad . chance to report the resolution
promptly IL his associates instruct him to.
10 connection 9Th ths same subjset
1, 10 ssid that Mr.. Grain IL gong TO intro
dses 10 the House . bill to make Con.
gr .ionsl ss.ions bssln on the L., Of
J.nu.ry and coa,inus till the Jls Of
December. There ). god deal u sound
sens. In ihi. idea Of continuous sessions
u the l.w.m.king body. !. i's foreign
practice. bat one -hleh ~e could ~ell
sfJfd 10 initiate. Tnsrs 10 no'hlns IN IL
1, prevent r,o,,ss. ct any time and IT
an, p.fiod the too hcusss may sgr g
upon and the existence 81 two peff'etly
Canned ehsmbsis ihroUghou, the yer.
ready to ie,'.,mbIs At momeat' notiee
Z .epar.i,d. would give the country an
.ddiiioasl sense Of .seiri,y 10 any ,mss.
ssney iks, might arise. like q threat OF
..r % . fssnei.l panic. The plan Of
ha.ing the members u the House enter
upon ,h'i' daii,s 80 soon 90 Tf'eiie.ble
after tlsn el,eiion hes much IN lie
favor. slso. The weary ~si, II thirteen
mouths !. bad Il ii"Ii; aud the new
Members FIRE, impulse. sfisr GETTING into
hi. s.si. /. to make capital p spHa,ory
20 the tsxt falls canvas. VII Oh seems
o. eiose ct hand.
The third and fourth class postmssters
wto met here 10 convention hi. week
have the general sympathy Of The public
In their struggle for the improvement Of
their condition. Pos,ms.,sr Of all
classes are 90 useful members u the
community that their neishbors will re.
joice TO see them get oil they can fr
their services. Unfortunately, the rise
and progress OF such an officer 10 no,
dependant upon the favor he seqai's'
with the public. OF the ability With ~hieh
be performs bis duties. ba, Wholly upin
the accident Of growth In the populs'i N
and business Of the dl.,ne, TO ~hieh be-
minister's, and unfortunately be is doomed
TO stay ct one level I'LL be can indae, hls
nsighbos to buy stamps enough at hs
window to elevate his status by the auto
matte operation Of the postal Lass.
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